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{{other uses|Polavaram (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|District of Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Polavaram district
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Andhra Pradesh|District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| image_skyline = Papikondalu 04.jpg
| image_caption = [[Godavari River|Godavari]] at [[Papikonda National Park]]
| image_map = Polavaram in Andhra Pradesh (India).svg
| map_caption = Polavaram district in Andhra Pradesh
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 7
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| coordinates = {{coord| 17.439| 81.775|type:adm3rd_region:IN_dim:200000|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag icon image|Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg}} [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions in India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Andhra|Uttarandhra]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Rampachodavaram]]
| seat1_type = Population
| seat1 = 3,49,953
| parts_type = Administrative Divisions
| parts = {{bulleted list|
| [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|2 revenue divisions]]
[[Rampachodavaram revenue division|Rampachodavaram]], [[Chinturu revenue division|Chinturu]]
| [[List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh|12 Mandals]]
}}
| native_name = 
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[District magistrate (India)|District Collector]]
| leader_name = A.S. Dinesh Kumar I.A.S
| leader_title1 = [[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]]
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = [[Indian Forest Service|DFO]]
| leader_name2 =
| leader_title3 = [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha#Andhra Pradesh (25)|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name3 =
| leader_title4 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| leader_name4 =
| total_type = Total
| area_total_km2 =
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_footnotes = 
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| demographics_type2 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics2_footnotes =
| demographics2_title1 =
| demographics2_info1 =
| demographics3_footnotes = 
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +05:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number]]
| postal_code =
| website = {{URL|https://s361b4a64be663682e8cb037d9719ad8cd.s3waas.gov.in/)}}
| established_title = Formed
| established_date = 31 December 2025
| founder = [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| named_for = [[Polavaram Project]]
}}
'''Polavaram district'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2025/Dec/30/andhra-pradesh-cabinet-approves-formation-of-two-new-districts-headquarters-status-for-madanapalle |date=30 December 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en }}</ref> is a district in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The headquarters of the district is located at [[Rampachodavaram]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A.P. Cabinet clears district reorganisation, mandal realignment|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-cabinet-clears-district-reorganisation-mandal-realignment/article70450525.ece |date=29 December 2025 |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en }}</ref>

==Etymology==
This district is named after [[Polavaram Project]] which is an under-construction multi-purpose project on the [[Godavari River]].

== History ==
On December 31, 2025, Rampachodavaram division was carved out of [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]]. Earlier the district region was part of [[East Godavari district]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2025/Dec/30/andhra-pradesh-cabinet-approves-formation-of-two-new-districts-headquarters-status-for-madanapalle |date=30 December 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en }}</ref>

== Administrative divisions ==
[[File:Bhupathipalem Reservoir aerial view 05.jpg|alt=Bhupathipalem Reservoir aerial view|thumb|Bhupathipalem Reservoir aerial view|left]]
The district is divided into two revenue divisions, namely [[Rampachodavaram revenue division|Rampachodavaram]] and [[Chinturu revenue division|Chinturu]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AP Issues GO Creating Polavaram District With Rampachodavaram as Headquarters
|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/ap-issues-go-creating-polavaram-district-with-rampachodavaram-as-headquarters-1927331|date=30 December 2025 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en }}</ref> These revenue divisions are further subdivided into a total of 12 mandals, each administered by a Tahsildar.

=== Mandals ===
The list of 12 mandals in Polavaram district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.
# [[Chinturu revenue division]]
##[[Chinturu mandal|Chinturu]]
## Etapaka
## Kunavaram
## Vara Ramachandrapuram
#[[Rampachodavaram revenue division]]
##[[Addateegala mandal|Addateegala]]
##[[Devipatnam mandal|Devipatnam]]
##[[Gangavaram mandal|Gangavaram]]
## Gurthedu
##[[Maredumilli mandal|Maredumilli]]
##[[Rajavommangi mandal|Rajavommangi]]
## Rampachodavaram
##[[Y. Ramavaram mandal|Y. Ramavaram]]

== Demographics ==

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Polavaram district (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|97.28}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.64}}
{{bar percent|[[Andhra Muslims|Islam]]|green|0.84}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.24}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}

Polavaram district has a population of 349,913. The district has a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. The only town in the district is [[Rampachodavaram]], which has a population of 9,952. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 19,634 (5.61%) and 240,729 (68.80%) of the population respectively.<ref name="demographics">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Khammam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/142/download/218/DH_2011_2810_PART_A_DCHB_KHAMMAM.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><ref name="demographics1">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – East Godavari |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/158/download/282/DH_2011_2814_PART_A_DCHB_EAST_GODAVARI.pdf|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>{{rp|85–90}}

{{Pie chart
| precision = 2
| caption = Languages of Polavaram district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
| label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| value1 = 76.69
| color1 = steelblue
| label2 = [[Koya language|Koya]]
| value2 = 20.70
| color2 = teal
| label3 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| value3 = 1.13
| color3 = saddlebrown
| other-label = Others
| other-color = grey
| other = y
| thumb = right
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 76.69% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 20.70% [[Koya language|Koya]] and 1.13% [[Odia language|Odia]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== Politics ==
There is one parliamentary and one assembly constituencies in Polavaram district. The parliamentary constituency is {{bulleted list
|[[Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
}}
The assembly constituency is<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/Right%20to%20Infn.Act/annex1.htm|title=District-wise Assembly-Constituencies|work=ceoandhra.nic.in}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!Name
!style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for<br/>([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!Parliament
|-
|53
|[[Rampachodavaram (ST) (Assembly constituency)|Rampachodavaram]]
|[[Adivasi|ST]]||[[Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:2025 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

Polavaram district - Revision history

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